December 2009

Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: A Christmas Gift

Yes, yes, yes–I know that everyone is overwhelmed with the holidays.  But really, you shouldn’t close your writer’s eye at such a rich time.  So, here’s another exercise that you can do in your mind, as and when it occurs to you. Pick the second oldest person in your family.  What is the first gift […]

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas….

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Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: The Tao of Word Choice

As writers, all we have to work with is our words.  They’re the currency of our craft; we use them to say, to show, to explain, to tell, to create an idea or a world or even just a person.  Unfortunately, words are just too easy to come by–and often we spill our stories with […]

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How To Beat The Deadline Trap

As I lolled in the sand in a state of total relaxation and bliss, I had a revelation…

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Giveaway: Readers for those with Short-Arm Syndrome

My mom developed a vision problem when I was a kid, and I remember that it really scared me. Her arms got too short to be able to look up numbers in the telephone book. The problem quickly got worse. Soon her arms weren’t long enough to read the newspaper and then books. Eventually she […]

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